by Kenneth Woods | Dec 11, 2008 | A view from the podium
From the Herefored Times- Champagne and cake in the interval turned the Hereford String Orchestra’s fiftieth anniversary concert in Shire Hall last month into a full-blown party. The orchestra’s sizeable string forces were augmented for the occasion by a full...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 9, 2008 | A view from the podium
The sad tale of Rachmaninov’s First Symphony is one most music lovers are familiar with through program notes for his infinitely more popular Second Piano Concerto. The story is simple- the young Rachmaninoff was so devastated by the failure of his first symphony,...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 9, 2008 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
UPCOMING CONCERT Wrexham Symphony Orchestra “Russian Nights” 7:30 PM Saturday 13th December 2008, NEWI William Aston Hall Conductor: Kenneth Woods Mussorgsky: Night on a Bare Mountain Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 From the WSO Website-...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 8, 2008 | A view from the podium
Not long ago I reminded readers how welcome questions are on this blog. Fortunately, a couple of regular readers took the bait, although it has taken me until now to sit down and write a response. The first batch of questions come from conductor Teresa Metzger Howe-...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 5, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Too many notes to learn this week to keep up the blogging pace, but have been meaning to re-blog this interview I did for Metro with their culture writer Sophie Hern before my Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales concert in March since it ran, as it was never...
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